Come together for a rare and exciting opportunity this summer as the university hosts a two-week journey to lands where three of the world’s major religious traditions have developed and flourished over millennia.
The Elon University Middle East Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, will take place June 28-July 12 in Jordan and Israel–Palestine. The trip for alumni, parents and friends is hosted by Elon President Leo M. Lambert and Laurie Lambert. Jim Pace, a professor of religious studies, and Phil Smith, associate university chaplain, will serve as facilitators.
Be sure to reserve your spot by March 1.
The trip is patterned after the Middle East Travel Seminar (METS), a 30-year-old program first started to provide seminary students opportunities to better understand the history, culture, geography and religious traditions of the Middle East. We will see and experience far more than is offered on the typical “Holy Land” tour.
Pace has taught at Elon for more than 35 years and has traveled and studied extensively in the Middle East. For the past two summers he was a leader of the Middle East Travel Seminar. Smith was a participant with METS in 2000 and wishes to help others discover the rich history and culture of the region. He has led cultural immersion and service trips to Morocco for the past eight years. This will be the Lamberts’ first visit to the Middle East.
For more information, please contact Phil Smith at psmith19@elon.edu or by telephone at 336.278.7729. The brochure can be downloaded here in PDF format.
Join us as we explore and learn together!